Crews were called to Lextan, in The Walk, Ebbw Vale, at just after 10.30pm on Wednesday to reports of a fire.

They arrived to find the building "well alight".

A South Wales Fire service spokeswoman said: "The fire involved a Tanning Shop 20m X 15m and well alight and at its height 20 firefighters fought the fire."

Lextan in Ebbw Vale was destroyed in a fire last night

By 11.14pm, crews from Brynmawr, Rhymney, Ebbw Vale, Aberargoed and Tredegar had extinguished the blaze at The Walk shopping centre.

At its height, 20 firefighters attempted to extinguish the blaze

The service received the stop message at 12.06am, but crews remained at the scene of the single-storey shop all night, and were on hand to extinguish the fire again, after flames were seen coming from the building at around 5.30am. They then left the scene, leaving the incident in the hands of South Wales Police.